A thought on nuclear peace

Unfortunately, we didn’t discuss this in either of my International Relations classes this semseter, but the concept of “nuclear peace” is very interesting to me.

I would advance the argument that nuclear weapons have been a greater force for peace and stability than anything else i the history of mankind.

This is not an original idea at all and I don’t have time to detail it in-depth, but I did want to put the thought out there. Nuclear weapons stabilize relations between countries. In fact, since their development, no two nuclear powers have fought each other directly on the battlefield.

Countries seek nuclear weapons as a deterrent for war. North Korea and Iran are two examples. I’m not necessarily sold on the idea that more is better, as Kenneth Waltz might argue, but it too is a thought to be considered.